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Coincident Dynamo SE vs Decware "Rachael" - help me obsess some more...

Posted by rebbi (A) on November 12, 2014 at 07:34:47

Okay:

I am going SET with my rig, selling my Manley Mahi / Shrimp electronics to try to achieve SET bliss with my Reference 3A De Capo BE's.

It's either the Decware "Rachael"SE34I.4 (6 watts, EL34) or the new Coincident Dynamo 34SE (8 watts, EL 34). The Decware will cost just a bit more but they are very similar in price.

The Dynamo has been getting rave reviews online and apparently TAS will be giving it high marks in the January issue. The Decware also seems to be very well loved, but that's mostly based on owner reviews on the Decware forums.

The Decware has a lifetime warranty and 30 day home trial. The Coincident has a 5 year warranty and no trial period.

The Decware can be configured at extra cost with 1, 2 or 4 inputs. The Coincident has only 1 input so I'd either have to hook/unhook cables or buy a switch box to move from DAC to phono preamp.

The aesthetics of the two amps are very different. Decware has more of a retro, home brew look; Coincident is all polished stainless steel.

Coincident has a headphone amp which is supposed to be very good. Coincident also claims that any speaker with a rated sensitivity of 90 db or more will sound great. Decware told me that there will be limits to how loud the amp will play but "I won't care because it will sound so amazing."

What would you guys do????? And do any of you have experience with either amp?

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